Tagged South Africa

“We will remember”, chants a small group of siblings as their mother solemnly proclaims rules as if they were bible verses. “As long as we remember, we remain”, she punctuates as the ritual nears its...

Influence, the story of Lord Timothy Bell and his hugely powerful, extremely controversial PR company Bell Pottinger, often feels more like the origin story for a Bond villain than an investigative...

From the brief setup and first exhilarating droid deployment (complete with bot’s-eye view camerawork), Chappie appears to fulfill the premise’s potential to be this director’s masterwork. Watch with...

Ever since 1897, when HG Wells first wrote of Martians attacking London in The War of the Worlds, science fiction has dreamed up many an idea of what might happen when we finally make contact with life from...

South Africa was on the brink of civil war in the early 1990s. Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was not the start of the troubles - he had been in prison for decades for fighting the institutional...

Welcome to Blended, brought to you by the South African Tourist Board. On your left is a lumbering performance from Drew Barrymore, and on your right is a clunky and drawn-out plot. At least South Africa looks...

How can one film cover the life of Nelson Mandela? A prisoner, a statesman, a hero over a period of 80 years; Madiba's story does not fit a three-act structure. Elba handles the challenge exceedingly well,...